The Curriculum for Master of Public Management (MPM)

  • According to SLQF Level 9, Master by course work will be awarded for those who complete 30 credits during the three terms of within a one academic year.
  • The medium of instruction of the study programme is English.

 

Program Structure 

Code

Course Module

Status

No. of Credits

Contact Hours

Notional Learning Hours

Year I : Term I
 MPM 5301 Social and Political Analysis Core 3 45 150
 MPM 5302 Public Administration Core 3 45 150
 MPM 5303 Micro and Macro Economics Core 3 45 150
Year I : Term II
 MPM 5304 Theory and Practice of Public Management Core 3 45 150
 MPM 5305 Development Policy and Management Core 3 45 150
 MPM 5306 Quantitative Techniques for Policy Studies Core 3 45 150
Year I : Term III
  MPM 5307 Public Policy Analysis Core 3 45 150
  MPM 5308 Research Methods Core 3 45 150
  MPM 5109 Academic Writing Core 1 15 50
One of the following Electives
  MPM 5510 Policy Paper * Elective 5 75 250
  MPM 5511 Project Report* Elective 5 75 250
  MPM 5512 Research Proposal * Elective 5 75 250
Total 30 450 1500

*A student is required to submit a Policy Paper/Project Report/Research Proposal to complete the MPM programme. The total of 75 contact hours will be covered through supervision, progress presentations, and submission of policy paper/project report/research proposal. A student is given a 03 months’ period to submit the policy paper/project report/research proposal after completing the course work and detailed guidelines will be published in the students’ handbook.


The Curriculum for Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MPPM)

Code Subject Status No. of Credits Contact Hours Notional Learning Hours
Year I : Term I
PPM5301 Social and Political Analysis Core 3 45 150
PPM 5302 Public Administration Core 3 45 150
PPM 5303 Micro and Macro Economics Core 3 45 150
Year I : Term II
PPM 5304 Theory and Practice of Public Management Core 3 45 150
PPM 5305 Development Policy and Management Core 3 45 150
PPM 5306 Quantitative Techniques for Policy Studies Core 3 45 150
Year I : Term III
PPM 5307 Public Policy Analysis Core 3 45 150
PPM 5308 Research Methods Core 3 45 150
PPM 5109 Academic Writing Core 1 15 50
One of the following Electives
PPM 5510 Policy Paper * Elective 5 75 250
PPM 5511 Project Report* Elective 5 75 250
PPM 5512 Research Proposal * Elective 5 75 250
Year II : Term I
PPM 6301 Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis Core 3 45 150
PPM 6302 Fiscal and Monetary Policies Core 3 45 150
One course from following Electives
PPM 6203 Public Procurement Management Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6204 Management Information Systems Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6205 Decentralization and Local Governance Elective 2 30 100
Year II : Term II
PPM 6306 E-Governance Core 3 45 150
Two courses from following Electives
PPM 6207 Constitutional and Administrative Law Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6208 Contemporary Issues in Development and Management Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6209 Comparative Government and Politics Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6210 Public Sector Accounting & Finance Elective 2 30 100
PPM 6211 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Elective 2 30 100
Year II : Term III
PPM 6150 Dissertation and Viva Core 15 225 1500
Total 60 900 3000